The new baby quilt top

This is what I picked for the backing on the new baby quilt.


I think the backing repeats all the colors on the pieced side.

Yesterday I finished the top for the new baby quilt that I am making for a friend. Now I have to select a backing and then get it sandwiched and quilted. That will have to wait a week or so as I have other plans in the works right now. (Friend is using bumble bees as a theme but I haven't been able to find any fabric in this pattern. Any suggestions?)

The baby hasn't come yet, and I would really like for it to come before I completely finish because I want to make a special label and sew it on the back before I do all the finishing work. I'd like to add the baby's name, birth date, etc. Baby is officially due in 4 more weeks but the doctor said it might come early.

This was fun to make except for the light colored cloth between the 9-patch squares. It was rather limp. There is about a gallon of spray starch on it right now!

They aren't visible in the picture but in some of the 9-patch squares there are pictures of animals.

I used my EZ Quilting Companion Angle triangle shaped ruler on this quilt. I bought it about 3 years ago and it hadn't even been unwrapped until now. It sure made cutting the triangle insets easier!

This will be my April UFO!